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agin

[ uh-gin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

preposition

, Dialect.

agin

/ əˈɡɪn /

Origin of agin¹

First recorded in 1815–25; again

Origin of agin¹

C19: from obsolete again against

If dat preacher goes to run a bar agin me,” he says, “py golly, I makes no more moneys!

The next second, I had her helt clost in my arms, and her pretty haid was agin my breast.

Havin' Leander holdin' his hair give the boy an advantage—it was two hands agin one.

Lean up agin the doors o' public-'ouses, I do, and work 'ard at it!

Them's the very words I said; they all heard me; and the country may rot for all me—I'll never vote agin as long as I live.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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